CTA 100 Chapter 2.docx

Internet - correct answer Launched in 1969 with ARPANET; consists of the actual physical network ARPANET - correct answer Advanced Research Project Agency Network Web - correct answer World Wide Web, or WWW; introduced in 1991; Provides a multimedia interface to Internet resources Web 1.0 - correct answer 1st generation; focus on linking existing information; search programs were created (provide links to websites with specific words or phrases) Web 2.0 - correct answer 2nd gen; dynamic content creation and social interaction; Facebook is most common in 2.0 Web 3.0 - correct answer computer-generated information requiring less human interaction Common uses of the Internet and the web - correct answer Communication, shopping, searching, education, entertainment ISPs - correct answer Internet service providers; Connected to the internet and provide a path for individuals to access the internet Connection technologies include... - correct answer DSL, cable, and wireless modems Browsers: - correct answer provide access to web resources URLs: - correct answer locations or addresses to web resources Two parts of of URLs: - correct answer protocol and domain name This identifies they type of organization in a URL - correct answer top-level domain (TLD) or web suffix HTML - correct answer commands to display web page CSS - correct answer cascading style sheets; control the appearance of web pages JavaScript - correct answer triggers interactive features on a website AJAX - correct answer to create quick response interactive websites Applets - correct answer to display graphics, provide interactive games, and more Mobile browsers - correct answer run on portable devices Web utilities - correct answer specialized utility programs that make using the Internet and the web safer and easier Plug-ins - correct answer Automatically loaded and operate as part of a browser. Filters - correct answer used by parents and organizations to block certain sites and to monitor use of the Internet and the web File transfer utilities - correct answer copy files to and from your computer 3 types of FTU - correct answer File transfer protocol (FTP)/secure file transfer protocol (SFTP) BitTorrent Web-based file transfer services FTP/SFTP - correct answer allow you to efficiently copy files across the Internet BitTorrent - correct answer distributes file transfers across many different computers Web-based file transfer services - correct answer make use of web browser to upload and download files Internet Security Suite - correct answer collection of utility programs designed to protect your privacy and security on the Internet